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Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 03:50:52 -0800
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I disagree because they can do surgery on people with
epilepsy, so why no people with Cerebral Palsy?

--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kathy,
>
> I know that I sometimes get frustrated with your
> postings about your
> acceptance of your disability and that you're a
> little different, I know I
> am too.  However, I feel it's important to
> understand that everybody who has
> received the gift of life has different feelings and
> thoughts.  I must say
> that I'm beginning to think you feel that we're
> living in the age of science
> and knowledge, the ability to fix everything besides
> Cerebral Palsy.  It
> isn't just you who thinks that way, we have people
> visiting hospitals
> wanting plastic surgery just because they feel they
> aren't pretty enough.
> I'm asking, when does it stop because I feel we
> shouldn't try to make
> ourselves out to be somebody that we aren't already
> and just live life with
> whatever we have and however we have to live it.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: kjpink
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:22 AM
>   Subject: Re: Speech on Surgery
>
>
>   Is it common to have depression with Cerebral
> Palsy ?  Kathy
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Rayna Lamb"
> <[log in to unmask]>
>   To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:33 PM
>   Subject: Re: Speech on Surgery
>
>
>   > I think it is in the air, even here in Aussie,
> depression is a lousy
>   > thing for all of us to have in common.
>   >
>   > Rayna
>   >
>   > On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 07:07:42PM -0600, kjpink
> wrote:
>   >     Hi Anne-
>   >
>   >     Boy, last week I was really depressed.  It
> must be in the air.
> Yours
>   ,
>   >     Kathy Pink
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >     ----- Original Message -----
>   >     From: "Anee Stanford" <[log in to unmask]>
>   >     To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   >     Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 7:40 PM
>   >     Subject: Speech on Surgery
>   >
>   >
>   >     > Hi all-
>   >     >
>   >     > Boy have I been depressed lately...that's
> why you haven't heard
> from
>   me.
>   >     Oh
>   >     > well I am working on that. I have so much
> to do, but I just have
> to
>   take
>   >     one
>   >     > thing at a time.  I'll make this quick
> since I have several things
>   to do
>   >     > tonight and I've already got a headache.
>   >     >
>   >     > I am puting together an argumentive speech
> on the subject of
> tendon
>   >     releses
>   >     > as a treatment for spasticity.  My
> position well be that they are
>   overused
>   >     to
>   >     > some degree and that we should consider
> all less tramatic
> approches
>   first
>   >     > before chosing this procedure.
>   >     >
>   >     > I know that a number of you have had
> experience with this type of
>   >     procedure
>   >     > and I would like your imput.
>   >     >
>   >     > Thanks to all of you in advance,
>   >     >
>   >     > Yours,
>   >     >
>   >     > Anee Stanford
>   >     > Founder of CPIC
>   >     > http://www.geocities.com/aneecp/
>   >     >
>   >     >
>   >
>   >

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